US10366479B2 - Technique for normalizing scintigraphy image - Google Patents

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US10366479B2
US10366479B2 US15/569,442 US201615569442A US10366479B2 US 10366479 B2 US10366479 B2 US 10366479B2 US 201615569442 A US201615569442 A US 201615569442A US 10366479 B2 US10366479 B2 US 10366479B2
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  • the technical ideas disclosed in the present description may generally be embodied as: (1) a computer program containing an instruction configured to cause, when executed by processing means, an apparatus or a system including the processing means to execute various processes described in the present description; (2) a method for operating an apparatus or a system, the method being performed when the processing means executes the computer program; and (3) an apparatus or a system including the computer program and processing means configured to execute the computer program.
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